Railroad track-scale.



Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

G. T. TURNER.

RAILROAD TRACK SCALE.

APPLICATION HLBD Nov. 7, 1910.

1,012,935. Patented 1360.26-, 1911.

3 SHEETS--SHEET 2 u. T. TURNER. RAILROAD TRACK SCALE. APPLICATION VFILEDNOV. 7, 191.

,0125935 Patented Deo.26,1911

3 SHBETS-SHBBT 3.

vTo all 'whom it may concern:

` Uitrrnn srirrfcs Perser GEORGE misiones TURNER, or Hemmer, mimmo,cimenta., Assieme 'ro Gunner SCALE CQ., F HAMILTGN, CANADA..

Milanesi; TRACK-SCALE;

Appucann ined remember v, ism, serial No. 551,062.

Beit known that i, GEORGE TiroMAs TURNER, a subject. of 'the .Dominionof Canada, residing et Hamilton, in the county 'of .VVentWorth,,Prox'ince of; Ontario, and

.Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements inRailroad Treck- 4Sca-les, of which the following is s speciiieation. e'r j The Ainvention relates t-'oycertnin improve ments inthe class ofscales used on mii-roads )t .which the following advantages by Ineens,

are secured? 1) A more easy mode of ed- ','mitting repairs to be made. l

perfect and free oscillation of the piatform. (3) Greater stability ofthe ierers. (si) More,perfect adjustahility of'the rocker bearings.attain these ohjef'f'ts hy the mechanism' illustrated intheeccoinpenying drnwing, in 'winch- Figure l 1s e detaii rear Viewillustrating;

the mounting of the rear end of e mein lever, hereinafter described,with one of the housing members removed, Fig. 2 is a sideA View of oneof the main levers and its cooperating; elements, Fig. 3 is e detachedside view of one of the arches hereinafter desc1ibed,.l4`ig. Liis anedge View of the parts shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is an end View With.

the platform in section, and Fig. is e central cross sectioned View,

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

n the drei/ving l, represents one ofthe mein levers of solid .steei andprovided with three bearing pivots E2., li, ss shown in Figi. 2, erich4of seid levers is ce t with an opening and the said steel pivots nredriven through the openings in the levers with r'e-A intorcenients :itthe heck of the hearings for greater strength.

A series ot' inverted steel arches 5, restl on raised half round proi'Jtiens ti, ot the rocker hiocks 7. land are bo d to the string ers or.if-heme l5, hy holes made to pees through holes 8, 8v

The pivot. f2, rests upon rocker bearings l0, it?, which sire ofhardened .st-eel 'and snpported hyfi. et lift, 11, one on each side ofA, 1, giving s, fuit, rigid eind adjustable he seid pivot 2.

r" tion blocks 12, i2, rest upon pivot and. carry ifienger--l, which isconnected with rocker block Y, by pins 14, 14, thus supporting the iced.received (2) A. morev from the Lhesims i5, 15, in connection with s thearch cast-ing 5. v A yoke 31 may he provided, seid. votre being securedhy screws 32 to extensions f ot lever i, which extensions underliepirotened.

A block or bench piste 16, rests on hase concrete foundation reinforcedhy short steel I-heems 17, sind supports the rocher hearings. 10, l0,and feet 11.

The -main lever L of "eh there may he s'xipi'iorted 29, which is in thecenter of the sceie thirst runs to the beemrod 25, of the ,eredtnttedhar, the latter not being thought necessari." to show on the drawing. Y

which carry the scale reiis 27, and piatiorxn Hoor 28. 1

The old makes ot'- railroad scales had. s rigid bearing, .thedised'vmitage of which wais that when worn, the choir had to he re movedand repiaecd hy a, new one. con struct the rocker block :ind chair in.trete parts, but Aso, combine 'them that. i' een remorethe rocker blockend insert s new one `Without removing the chair.

'It may further he said that with the oid method of construotinep thepivots cf the mein levers, they were very diiieult to re more when wornont, to be replaced with new ones. 1

YVith my improved device, the levers can he taken out without mydifiiculty or loss of time. and replaced easily and quickly, and at. thesame time allow free oscillation to the platform, wht-ie the leversremain prachorizontni even hearing. y

It may still further he explained for greater olucidation, that theobject of the split; steel arch 5,' is to allow the body of the hanger 13. to he made in one piece sind receive the sad "lle'block 1Q, at theupper end, ii immer miti 'LD Pvt/ewes U15 3, whereby the structure isfurther strength hy e icon 18,.

1 u 24;,represents the anchor siii tor oth hiver.,

26, Fig. t5, represents one of the heee ticeily rigid, the pivots alwayshaving a. long to hung insidel of the arch, with a loop tobearing pin1l, which shall be set at a right to the saddle block 12. This form ofconstruction is intended to prevent the henger from stretching under aheavy strain sind to provide for the free oscillation of the sceieplatform in ell directions, at the seme time keeping the individualsaddle blocks 12, in posicion on the knife edges Witi nt rocking orswivelimr. it `will still further be observed that with the old methodof construction the pivots of the moin levers, when worn out, were veryiiilicnlt to remove, when they rezpiired to with neva ones, while withmy c icticn, the uworn pivots can taken oni Without diiicnll'y or lossof time and re- 'ed easily end speedily while at the same they alwayshave e, long horizontal bearing. ii' 'iesircd n stop 3G may be providedupon bs, ich plete 1G to limit the movement of the the recessed underfaces of the arch castings to provide la rocking support for saidcastings upon the rocker blocks.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of an archcasting 5, e hanger, a main lever, a pivot carried by said main leverand lying within said casting, a saddle block upon said piivot withwhich said hanger engages, a roo with said hanger and a member carriedby said rocker block upon which said arch cas ing has rocking support. f

3. In a railway Scale, the'combination of e split arch casting 5, ahanger 13, made integral and adapted to hang inside the arch, a loopformed at the upper end, a, saddle block 12, made to pass through theloop, and

rest on a bearing pivot, an eye at the lower end of the hanger 13, abearing plin 14,-made to pass through the eye at rlg t angles to thesaddle block, for the pur ose of preventing the hanger from stretc ingunder a heavy strain and allow 'free oscillation of a scale platform inall directions and keeping the individual saddle blocks in position onthe bearingpivots without rocking or swiveling.

y Signed at Hamilton, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, this 26th day ofOctober, 1910.

GEORGE THOMAS TURNER.

Witnesses: l

ALFRED T. BRA'ITON, G. NIcHoLcoN.

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